Outcasts or Scapegoats? A Portrait of the Victims of Witchcraft Trials in Early Modern Transylvania

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dc.coverageSTUDIA UBB HISTORIA, Volume 67 (LXVII), Sp.Iss., November 2022, pp. 43-56, DOI: 10.24193/subbhist.2022.spiss.03en-US
dc.creatorURSOI , Diana
dc.date2022-11-30
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-21T19:40:04Z
dc.descriptionBased on fifteen court records from the national Archives of Sibiu and Braşov, dating to 1692-1785, this paper will examine the main characteristics of the individuals that had been involved in witchcraft trials in early modern Transylvania (seventeenth and eighteenth centuries). Furthermore, this study will try to investigate the social mechanisms that encouraged the community to start seeking a scapegoat in order to provide an explanation for misfortunes that occured in everyday life. Taking into consideration the fact that regional historiography showed little interest in the social dimension of witchcraft accusations, the present study will attempt to explore the social context for the trials, while contending with the well-known stereotypes about witches. Rezumat: Fundamentat pe cincisprezece protocoale de judecată identificate în Arhivele Naționale ale oraşelor Sibiu şi Braşov, articolul de față îşi propune să examineze caracteristicile indivizilor care au fost implicați în procesele de vrăjitorie din Transilvania modernă timpurie (secolele XVII-XVIII). Mai mult, acest studiu va încerca să examineze mecanismele sociale care au încurajat comunitatea să caute un țap ispăşitor în vederea explicării evenimentelor nefaste care tulburau liniştea cotidiană. Având în vedere faptul că istoriografia regională nu a prezentat interes pentru dimensiunea socială a acuzațiilor de vrăjitorie, analiza de față îşi propune să exploreze contextul social al proceselor, punând sub semnul întrebării stereotipurile legate de vrăjitoare. Cuvinte-cheie: vrăjitoare, tensiuni sociale, țap ispăşitor, Transilvaniaen-US
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dc.identifierhttps://studia.reviste.ubbcluj.ro/index.php/subbhistoria/article/view/4864
dc.identifier10.24193/subbhist.2022.spiss.03
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14637/1547
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherBabeș-Bolyai University / ARGONAUT PUBLISHING Cluj-Napoca, Romaniaen-US
dc.relationhttps://studia.reviste.ubbcluj.ro/index.php/subbhistoria/article/view/4864/4577
dc.rightsCopyright (c) 2022 Studia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Historiaen-US
dc.rightshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0en-US
dc.sourceStudia Universitatis Babeș-Bolyai Historia; Volume 67, Special Issue, November 2022; 43-56en-US
dc.source2065-9598
dc.source1220-0492
dc.source10.24193/subbhist.2022.spiss
dc.subjectwitch, social tension, scapegoat, Transylvaniaen-US
dc.titleOutcasts or Scapegoats? A Portrait of the Victims of Witchcraft Trials in Early Modern Transylvaniaen-US
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
dc.typePeer-reviewed Articleen-US
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